@hazardwarning Thank you. This will be the third cousin I've buried—one was an early AIDS victim almost 30 years ago, and the second was his brother, who died of a sudden heart attack several years ago. Both of their parents are gone, so that's one entire family that's no longer with us, as neither of them had children. Much of the mortality in my family has its roots in smoking and alcohol abuse, which is one reason I gave both up 20 years ago. As it is, I'm currently the oldest living male Anderson in th

@hazardwarning Thank you. This will be the third cousin I've buried—one was an early AIDS victim almost 30 years ago, and the second was his brother, who died of a sudden heart attack several years ago. Both of their parents are gone, so that's one entire family that's no longer with us, as neither of them had children.

Much of the mortality in my family has its roots in smoking and alcohol abuse, which is one reason I gave both up 20 years ago. As it is, I'm currently the oldest living male Anderson in the family, and once my mom passes, I'll be the patriarch. It's strange.

// @matigo

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